Soraka vs Lulu
Skill matchup
Build vs Lulu
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Soraka: Moonstone Renewer, Redemption, Dawncore, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Dream Maker, Celestial Opposition, Ardent Censer, Mikael's Blessing.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Lulu's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Pix fires magical bolts of energy whenever the champion he's following attacks another enemy unit. These bolts are homing, but can be intercepted by other units.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7s | 18s | 10s | – |
| 6 | 7s | 18s | 10s | 2m |
| 9 | 7s | 18s | 10s | 2m |
| 11 | 7s | 18s | 10s | 1m40 |
| 16 | 7s | 18s | 9s | 1m20 |
| 18 | 7s | 18s | 8s | 1m20 |
Playing as Soraka
Tips to maximize your impact
- Star first, heal second
Hit a champion with Starcall (Q) before Astral Infusion (W): Rejuvenation heals you, lowers the heal's health cost and passes to the healed ally.
- Run to your wounded allies
Get to your wounded allies quickly: Salvation (passive) makes you run faster toward them.
- Equinox on a channel
Place Equinox (E) under an enemy who is channeling: the zone silences them, then roots champions still inside at the end.
- Save an ally anywhere
Save Wish (R) to rescue an ally anywhere on the map: the heal is stronger on allies below 40% health.
Playing against Lulu
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Dodge her two bolts
Dodge Glitterlance (Q): two bolts fly out, one from Lulu and one from Pix, and each one damages and heavily slows.
- Engage twice
Engage in two steps: make her use Whimsy (W), then re-engage during its 18-second cooldown.
- Focus her if you can reach her
If you can reach her, focus her in teamfights: Whimsy (W), Help, Pix! (E) and Wild Growth (R) are mostly there to protect her allies.
- Back off from her enlarged ally
When Wild Growth (R) enlarges one of her allies near you, back off: anyone close to them is knocked into the air, then the aura slows them.
Other Soraka matchups
Patch 16.21.1